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Shocking video shows moment out-of-control CTA bus slams into cars on busy Chicago street
Shocking surveillance video shows the moment an out-of-control CTA bus hit a building and plowed into multiple vehicles on a busy street Monday morning in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood. The collision occurred at 10:41 a.m., when a CTA bus traveling northbound on Halsted struck a building, according to Chicago police. After...
NIPSCO to upgrade your gas meter. Here’s why
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. (WANE) NIPSCO plans to upgrade about 870,000 residential and commercial gas meters in a project expected to start in July of this year with completion expected by the end of 2026. The installation of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) will allow for remote reading of meters, meaning a NIPSCO...
2 men robbed, 1 pistol-whipped while walking in Lincoln Park
CHICAGO — Two men were robbed at gunpoint in Lincoln Park overnight, according to Chicago police. The robbers struck one of the victims in the face with a firearm, but no other injuries were reported. According to a Chicago police spokesperson, the men, ages 21 and 23, were walking...
Police search for 4 wanted in homicide on Chicago's West Side
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Chicago Police on Tuesday were asking for help identifying four people wanted in a homicide last month on the city's West Side.The homicide took place at 12:35 a.m. Friday, May 24, in the 4700 block of West Polk Street—between Kilpatrick and Cicero avenues in the South Austin neighborhood.A police community alert did not offer further specifics about the homicide.Police said the four suspects are all believed to be between 18 and 25 years old.One of the suspects has a dark tattoo between his eyes and a red tattoo on his left cheek.Police have released surveillance photos and video.Anyone with information is asked to call Harrison Area detectives at 312-746-8252. Anonymous tips can be submitted to CPDTIP.com.
Chicago residents want to stop construction of toxic dump tower along lakefront on SE Side
It's a plan with a foul smell for local environmental groups: There's new pushback against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and a proposed waste dump tower along the lakefront on Chicago's Southeast Side.
Man charged with posing as carrier agent, nabbing $9.5M in goods
A Chicago man faces federal charges after authorities say he posed as a carrier agent, duping companies into releasing shipments to him and making off with more than $9.5 million in goods. Aivaras Zigmantas, a 39-year-old Lithuanian national who has lived in the Chicago area and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was...
New migrant shelter opens on Northwest Side amidst rising eviction problems
CHICAGO — City of Chicago and Cook County leaders took to the Northwest Side this evening to celebrate the opening of a new migrant shelter at Portage Park’s St. Bartholomew Catholic Church, which came as the process transitioning new arrivals out of shelters has reached even more difficult heights. According to city officials, 50 migrants […]
Editorial: Three years after brazen killing of a National Guard member on Chicago’s Northwest Side, the feds step in to pursue justice
Two reputed leaders of the Milwaukee Kings street gang were indicted last month on charges of shooting and killing 19-year-old National Guard member Chrys Carvajal in Belmont Cragin on July 3, 2021. The indictment was unsealed last week. That Gary “Gotti” Roberson, 40, and Joseph “Troubles” Matos, 41, will stand trial for the brutal, nonsensical slaying is a good thing. But this comes after ...
Elderly Woman Critically Injured in South Shore Neighborhood Fire, Chicago Authorities Investigating Cause
A serious fire Monday morning in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood has left an elderly woman with major burns, according to reports from local authorities. The Chicago Sun-Times revealed the incident occurred in the 7400 block of South Exchange Avenue around 10 a.m., where furniture inside a residence caught fire, leading to the injuries of the unnamed woman.
Man stabbed after exiting store in the Loop
CHICAGO — Police are looking for the assailant who attacked a man with a knife in the Loop on Tuesday evening. It happened around 8:40 p.m. in the first block of West Van Buren, just outside the State-Van Buren El station. A 33-year-old man had just left a 7-Eleven...
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